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russet, and many green and brown dots. Flesh whitisli, juicy, half 

 melting, sugary. Good. September. 



Henri Desportes. 



A seedling of Andre Leroy's. 



Fruit large, pyriform. Flesh white, juicy, one of the best summer 

 Pears. (Leroy.) 



Henrietta. 



Raised by Gov. Edwards, of New Haven, Conn. Tree a free gi'ower, 

 of upright form, a good bearer. Young wood reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval, greenish oi' gi-eenish yellow, a little 

 netted and patched with russet, tinge of red in the sun. Flesh whitish 

 green, juicy, half melting, sweet. Good. September. 



Henriette. 

 Belle Henriette. Henriette Bouvier. Henriette d'Orleans. 



Raised by M. Simon Bouviei', of Jodoigne, Belgium. Tree a fine 

 grower. Young wood reddish. 



Fruit medium, oblate, neai-ly globular, pale greenish yellow, a little 

 Khaded with fawn or dull red in the sun, thinly netted with russet, and 

 thickly sjorinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, slender, a little inclined, 

 fleshy at insertion, or with a mamelon neck. Calyx open. Segments 

 long, slender, often recurved. Basin very shallow, slightly uneven. 

 Flesh a little coarse, whitish, juicy, half melting, sweet, perfumed. 

 Good to very good. Novembei', 



Henri Van Mons'. 



Bergamotte Rouge Tardif. Fleur de Neige. 



Beurre Rouge Tardif. Snow Flower. 



One of Van Mons' earliest seedlings. Tree very vigorous, hardy, 

 holding its foliage late in the season, and an abundant bearer. Young 

 wood clear olive. 



Fruit medium to large, elongated acute pyriform, pale yellow, shaded 

 and mottled with brownish red or crimson in the sun, netted and patch- 

 ed with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, 

 rather slender, curved, without cavity. Calyx open. Segments long, 

 generally recurved. Basin small, uneven. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melt- 

 ing, sweet. Good to very good. October. 



Henry the Fourth 



Henri Quatre. Jaquin. 



Favori Musque du ConseUler. Beurre Ananas. 



Ananas. 



Tlie tree of this French Pear is a good grower, hardy and productive. 

 Young wood dull yellow brown, with many specks. 



Fruit below medium size, roundish pyriform, pale gi-eenish yellow, 

 dotted with small gray specks. Stalk rather more thipi an inch long, 

 slender. Calyx small, placed in a shallow abrupt basin. Flesh whitish; 



